May 2011
33 posts
National Day of Action for Electoral Reform →
Saturday, May 14
(Sorry for the lack of posts of late, btw. We’ll get our act together soon.)
coeus asked: I dislike Harper as much as the next person, but the point I want to make is that not mandating the census is a good step towards respecting privacy rights of citizens. If only he would respect privacy rights in other matters as well...
Tell Prime Minister Harper: We will hold you... →
From the petition site:
A clear majority of Canadians voted for change.
9 million voters cast their ballots for parties that share much in common. 9 million voted to strengthen our democracy, protect our environment and increase our equality.
Yet, because these parties split the vote in riding after riding, Prime Minister Harper has gained near total control of our government with the support...
Anonymous asked: Look I'm all for "highlighting the hypocrisy and malevolence" of Harper and the conservative government. But to say that their election was a failure of democracy is flat out wrong. Try having a little substance or we're no better than them.
Changes and Such
Thank you to everyone who sent us messages of support encouraging us to continue with this blog. We have decided to keep The Harper Government going. However, there will be some changes to the blog and how it is run.
We have other things going on in our lives that will have to take precedence now that the election is over. We will not be able to keep up the same frequency of posting as we did ...
A Canadian on Politics: Here's What You Can Do Now →
whichpilltoswallow:
Now that the election is over your role in our democracy is not finished. Here are some things you should do:
Once the list of MPs is updated for the 41st Parliament, please subscribe to your MP’s feed on OpenParliament.ca, either through email or RSS….
Election coverage starts in half an hour!
Join us on twitter!
Just another tidbit on why you should not vote...
From Womanist Musings, “How Does Disableism Factor In Today’s Election”:
Hey, Canadian readers, today is election day. I’m expecting that most of you who read my blog are already Dippers, Liberals, Greens, or independents. So you probably will not be surprised to learn that Conservative MP James Moore has given us yet another reason to not vote Conservative. It appears...
Just a reminder that we will be tweeting tonight!
As the election results roll in! Starting at 9pm ET! Join us!
We will be live tweeting election night!
At least to the extent that we are allowed to by law.
Voters getting calls saying polling stations have... →
Only trust information directly from Elections Canada.
NDP, Tories in virtual dead heat, either party... →
New poll by the company I work for.
“But Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff told The Hill Times the race is so close, either the NDP or the Conservatives could form government.”
The article also has details about the regional survey results.
“[In Ontario] Support for the Conservatives was highest, at 40 per cent, in the Greater Toronto Area”
WTF GTA?!?!?
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NDP supporters urged to stop hurling cans of...
canadasecond:
Above: Enthusiastic NDP supporters have taken to throwing cans of Orange Crush at Jack Layton during rallies to show their passion for the leader - orange being the colour of the NDP. The leader, who is surging in polls, has only narrowly avoided injury by batting away full cans with his cane.
I actually thought this was for real. Then I enlarged the picture and realized it...
